Getting to Harbor Country
Driving
DRIVE TIMES: 90 min – downtown Chicago | 40 min – South Bend | 1 hour – Kalamazoo | 2 hours – Grand Rapids | 3 hours – Indianapolis
I-94 Exits To Harbor Country
- Exit 1 -Harbor Country Drive | Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo (main), Grand Beach, Michiana
- Exit 4A – New Buffalo US Hwy 12 | Three Oaks
- Exit 4B – New Buffalo US Hwy 12 | New Buffalo at Red Arrow Highway (junction)
- Exit 6 – Union Pier, Lakeside
- Exit 12 – Sawyer, Harbert
Red Arrow Highway runs parallel with I-94 |Michiana, Grand Beach, New Buffalo, Union Pier, Lakeside, Harbert, Sawyer
- FROM CHICAGO:
I-90 (portions are tolls) eastbound to Indiana; merge onto I-94 via Exit 21 toward Detroit or I-80/94 eastbound to Indiana - FROM GRAND RAPIDS/NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Take I-196 South to I-94 West (Chicago ) - FROM KALAMAZOO/ANN ARBOR/DETROIT
I-94 West - FROM SOUTH BEND
US Hwy-31 northbound, take Exit 3 US Hwy 12 West. Three Oaks is 15.5 miles. +6 miles to New Buffalo – Red Arrow Highway junction.
Airports
CLOSEST: South Bend Regional Airport: (SBN) 4477 Progress Dr, South Bend, IN
- Chicago Midway International Airport: (MDW) 5700 S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport: (ORD) 10000 Bessie Coleman Dr, Chicago, IL
- Gerald R Ford International Airport: (GRR) 5500 44th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Kalamazoo International Airport: (AZO) 5235 Portage Rd, Kalamazoo, MI
For transportation from Chicago Airports visit: http://flychicago.com/PassengerInformation/GroundTransportation/OHare/Default.aspx
Trains
Amtrak – New Buffalo Amtrak Station (NBU) 226 N Whittaker St, New Buffalo, MI 49117 800-872-7245. Served by the Wolverine and Blue Water Michigan Services. Platform with shelter, no-charge parking, accessible platform, no wheelchair available. Bring Your Bike On Board program.
South Shore Line – Chicago to Michigan City (10 min south of New Buffalo) to South Bend (800) 356-2079
Another useful resource: http://www.mywaythere.org/